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ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 9, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,126,686 MULTIPLYING MACHINE Russell A. Rowley,

International Business Endicott, N. Y., assign'or to Machines Corporation,

New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application November 14, 1935, Serial No. 49,671

8 Claims.

certain problems may be more expeditiously.

solved.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for determining the-arithmetical sign of a product in accordance with the arithmetical signs of its factors.

, More specifically an objectl of the invention is to sense perforations in a record card for factors and for designations representing the arithmetical sign of the factors and tovindicate by a special designation in another field ofthe card the arithmetical sign of the product.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide improved means for evaluating the equation AIBiCD and to record the result back inthe record card as a true number.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will be obvious from the following particular description of one form of mechanism embodying the invention or from an inspection of the accompanying drawings; and the invention also constitutes certain new and useful features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figs. la, 1b, and 1c, taken together and placed one above the other in'the order named, constitute a wiring diagram of the electric circuits-of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the punching mechanism ofthe machine.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the card feeding and analyzing mechanism.

Fig. 4 is a detail of mechanism for adding an elusive one.

Fig. 5 is a detail in isometric of an order of -one of the accumulators.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing the sequence of cycles for simple multiplying and for the solution of the equation B-i-CD'.

' "Fig 'l is asimilar diagram showing the order of cycles for handling the equation B-CD.

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic representation of the various units of the machine, showing the manner in which they are interconnected for the computation of the equation BiCD.

Fig. 9 is a timing diagram of the cam controlled contacts.

stantially the same as 714, granted November '1, 1933 to J. M. Cunning- Standard operation Before explaining the improvements of the invention, a brief explanation will be given of the manner in which the machine operates in performing simple multiplying operations, that is,

the multiplication of two factors and the perforating of the product back on the record card. The mechanical structure of the machine is subthat of Patent No. 1,933,-

ham, and of Patent No. 1,944,665, granted January 23, 1934 to D. J. Oldenboom.

In the circuit diagram, Figs. la, 1b, and ic, the circuits and electrical devices which have been added to the wiring arrangement of a standard commercial multiplying machine are emphasized i by heavy lines to more clearly indicate the manner in which the improvements have been incorporated in such machine.

After record cards bearing perforations representative of the factors to be multiplied have been placed in the feed magazine of the machine and after the various'preliminary plug connections have been made for directing the entries intoA the accumulators, the main line switch (not shown) is closed to place the machine in operation during which the section of the generator designated DC (Fig. 1c) supplies current to DC lines III and II and a section designated AC (Fig. la) supplies current to ground andto a line I2. The start key contacts I3 (Fig. 1c) are now closed by depression of the start key button, which completes the circuit from'the DC line III, through a relay coil C, contacts I3 now closed, upper contacts GI, cam contacts FCZ, to line II. The coil C estab- .lishes a holding circuit through its contacts C2 mally closed relay contacts IFI, card feed clutch A magnet Il, cam contacts FCB, stop key contacts I5, relay contacts NI, contactsCI, a pair of contacts PI, to line II. Energization of card feed clutch magnet I4 will cause withdrawal of a card from the magazine |00 V(see Fig. 3) and will advance it to the analyzing brushes II. In transit to the brushes I1, the card first passes a presensing station, generally designated IOI. During this movement of the card, the usual card lever is engaged to close card lever contacts I8 (Fig. 1c) which complete a circuit from line II. contacts I8, relay magnet H, to line III.

In starting up the machine, it is ne to hold down the start key to maintain the contacts I 3 closed during the first complete card feeding cycle, or, alternatively, to depress the start key a second time. At the beginning of the second cycle, the closure of cam contacts FCI l will energize relay magnet G through a circuit including card lever contacts I8. Relay magnet G will close its normally open contacts Gl, setting up a holding circuit through cam contacts FCZ, and will also close relay contacts G2 to provide a further holding circuit through the card lever contacts I 8. These two holding circuits alternate in maintaining relay magnet G energized as long as cards continue to feed from the magazine IDU. The relay magnet H is also provided with a holding circuit, which extends through card lever contacts I8, or serially through relay contacts G2 and cam contacts FCZ.

Energization of relay magnet H will cause shifting of its contacts Hl (Fig. la) to the reverse of the position shown, thereby supplying current to the distributor i9 which supplies current to the contact roll lla of the analyzing brushes Il. As the card proceeds to pass the analyzing brushes, circuits will be completed to the accumulators selected to receive entries in accordance with the perforations in the record card; that is, as the card traverses the brushes Il, the multiplier factor will be entered into the multiplier accumulator and the multiplicand factor will be entered into the multiplicand accumulator.

The entering circuits extend from the AC generator through line l2 to the now closed contacts HI, cam contacts FCT, distributor I9, brush contact roll Ila between which and the brushes il the card passes. From the contact roll, the circuits extend through the perforations in the card, the brushes l1, to plug sockets 20, from which suitable plug connections are made to sockets 2l and sockets 22 of the multiplier and multlplicand 'mally closed contacts A2 accumulators respectively, to effect energization of the adding magnets 23 of the related accumulators. The entering circuit, after passing throughthe magnets 23, continues through norto ground.

After the first card has traversed the brushes I1, itis fed into the punching unit of the machine and upon its arrival there, it causes closure of punch card lever contacts 24 (see Fig. 3 and bottom of Fig. 1c) which cause energization of the relay magnet F. The closure of the normally open contacts Fl (upper part of Fig. lc), establishes a circuit from line I0, now closed contacts FI, cam contacts CO3, trip magnet 25 of the punching mechanism (see Fig. 2) which functions to trip clutch mechanism to further advance the card to punching position. The circuit continues through eject contacts P3 and relay contacts Kl which at this time are in a position reverse to that shown. The contacts KI are controlled by relay magnet K, which is energized through last column contacts P5 in the punching unit. These contacts P5 are/ closed whenever the card advancing carriage of/ the punching unit is in last column position, which position it occupies when the operation of the entire machine is flrst started, so that upon starting, relay K is energized and its contacts KI are in shifted position.

The cards are handled in the card punching unit in the customary manner as set forth in the above mentioned patents. After the analyzed card has been advanced column by column past the line of punches |02, and the left hand component accumulator LH is being reset, a circuit is completed whichI extends from line Il (Fig.

1c), contacts Ma, Mb, and "c (which are closed while the LH accumulator is resetting), switch TPI, wire 28 (Figs. 1b and la),.through relay magnets M and N in parallel, wire 29 (Figs. lb and lc) to line IU. Relay magnet M closes its contacts M2 (Fig. 1a) to provide a holding circuit for the relays extending from line I0, wire 29, relays M and N, contacts M2, wire 30, to the normally closed contacts Sla (Fig. 1c) and line Il. Contacts 3|a are opened during the operation wherein the MC accumulator is reset and until such time, relay magnets M and N will remain energized. These are the master relay magnets of the cycle controller unit and they call the cycle controller into operation to determine the location of significant figures in the multiplier. The circuit through wire 28 also extends to the zero segments of the readout unit of the multiplier accumulator designated MPRO. If any of the brushes of the MPRO stand at zero, selected ones of the column skip magnets Yu, Yi', etc. will be energized according to which denominational orders of the multiplier contain zeros. The magnets Yu, Yt, etc. control contacts Yu-2, Yt-2,

etc. through which circuits are completed to the n column shift relay magnets CSu, CSt,

etc., and to the multiplying relay magnets 34.

In those positions in which the multiplier digit is zero, the associated magnet Yu, Yt, etc. will be energized and the related contacts Yu 2, Yt-2,

etc. will be shifted from the position shown in the diagram so that the related magnet CSu, CSt, etc. will be disconnected from the .circuit which is traceable from line l2, cam contacts CC2, relay contacts MI, relay magnet CSu, through the appropriate readout spot in one order of the readout section MPRO, to the corresponding readout magnet 34, and thence to ground. 'I'he function of the contacts Zu- 2, Yt-Z, etc. is to direct the multiplying relay selecting circuits through only those positions in which significant figures occur in the multiplier and to skip the positions in which zeros occur.

With a particular magnet 34 energized, for example the X5 magnet 34, the related contacts shown in the center of Fig. la, will become closed and with the emitter 35 in constant operation, impulses will be emitted through tire contacts of the times 5 multiplier relay 34 and thence through the readout device of the multiplicand accumulator designated MCRO, and thereafter, through the column shift relay contacts CSL and CSR (Fig. lb) to the adding magnets 23 of the RH and LH accomulators which thus receive the right and left hand partial product entries respectively. The CSL and CSR relay contacts are controlled by the relay magnets CSu, CSt, etc. and serve to effect the proper denominational allocation of the partial product entries. Thus, when multiplying is being effected by the units digit of the multiplier, the units magnet CSu is energized and the units order sets of contacts CSL and CSR are closed.

Energization of a relay magnet CSu, CSt, etc. (Fig. la) will also close a pair of contacts CSu-S, CSt--3, etc. which will cause energization of the relay magnet Yu, Yt, etc. in the order in which' multiplying is taking place. This, in turn, will shift the related pair of contacts Yw-Z, Yt-2, etc. so that when cam contacts CO2 again close, the aforetraced circuit will be directed through the magnet CSu, CSt, etc. in the order containing the'next higher significant figure and will skip normally closed contacts Yu 2,

, lator to produce the complete product.

completing a circuit from line II,

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the magnets CSu, CSt, etc. in positions in which zeros are present.

The machine continues multiplying operations during which the partial products are entered in succession into the LH and RH accumulators. After a multiplying cycle has been effected for each significant multiplier digit, all of the magnets Yu, Yt, etc. will have been energized and all of the contacts Yup-2, Yt--2, etc. will be in their shifted position so that on the next following cycle the closure of cam contacts CCZ will complete the circuit which extends through all of the now closed contacts Yuf-Z, Yt-Z, etc. to the relay magnet 36 and the multiplicand reset magnet 31MC. A parallel circuit also extends through cam contacts MCIU and multiplier reset magnet 31M?. 1 If switch 38 is open, the multiplier accumulator will not be reset and the factor therein will become a socalled fixed multiplier for succeeding multiplying operations. The relay magnet 36 closes its contacts 36a (Fig. 1b) which connect the readout section of the RH accumulator designated RHRO, to the adding magnets 23 of the LH accumulator, thus directing the sum of the right hand partial products into the LH accumu- These circuits Aare controlled from the emitter 35 (Fig. la) through a group of wires generally designated 39, which extend to the readout device RHRO. In Fig. 5 is shown a section of an accumulator to illustrate the mechanical arrangement of the readout section which is the same for all the accumulators. For each orderthere are commutator segments |03 which are electrically connected through the brush structure |04 to the common arcuate conducting strip |05. 'I'iie position of vthe brush corresponds to the value entered onuits associated accumulating wheel and connects the segment |03 having such value to the strip |05.

In the circuit diagram the segments and strips are represented as circles and vertical bars, respectively.

lDuring the cycle in which the MC accumulator is reset concurrently with the RH to LH transfer operation, the normally closed contacts 3Ia (Fig. 1c) which are operated by a cam on the MC reset shaft will` open to interrupt the circuit to the cycle controlling relay magnets Yu, Yt, etc., thus. causing deenergization of all these magnets and the interruption of their related circuits. The RH to LH transfer relay magnet 36 closes a pair of contacts 36h (Fig. 1w) through which a circuit is completed by the emitter 35 after the amount in the RH accumulator has been transferred to the LH accumulator. This circuit is traceable from line I2, through emitter 35, which, when the brushes thereof are at the zero segment, will continue through contacts 36h to the reset magnet 31RH which functions to initiate resetting of this accumulator.r`

Referring now to Fig. 1c, the contacts 3Ib are closed along with the shifting of contacts 3Iar when the MC accumulator is resetting, `thereby contacts 3Ib, switches SPI and TPI, relay magnet C, to line I0. Relay magnet C establishes a holding circuit through contacts C2 as before and also closes contacts CI to complete the circuit through the card feed clutch magnet I4 as traced above. This causes the next card to be fed to the analyzing brushes I1'where theY new factors will be entered into the accumulators and in the case of multiplier operation wherein the multiplier accumulator is not reset, only a multipli- 'mally open contacts KI feeding of a new card LH reset cycle and cand factor will be entered into the MC accumulator in preparation for the next series of multiplying operations.

During the operation of card feeding, the cam contacts FC4 close, completing a circuit from line II, switch 40, cam contacts FC4, switch 4I, wire 42, switch TF4, relay B, to lineI0. Energization of magnet B will close its contacts B2 to provide a holding circuit through normally closed contacts 44a associated with the reset devices of the LH accumulator. The magnet B will also close its contacts BI, thereby establishing a circuit from line II, contacts BI, contacts 45 in the punching unit, switch 46, wire 41 (Fig. 1b) to the common conducting strip 4B of the punch column selector.

The strip 48 is connected in succession to the segments 49 as the record card moves step by step past the column-,of punches |02 in the punching unit and, in those columns that are plug connected to the readout device LHRO, will complete circuits fromv segments 49 to sockets 5| and through the LHRO device to wires 52 which extend to the punch selecting magnets 53 (see also Fig. 2) whose common return wire 54 extends to line I0. While the step-by-step punching of the product takes place in the card, the new factors are entered into their appropriate accumulators and when the card is completely punched and advanced to its last column position, relay magnet K will be energized as before to close its norand complete a circuit through the eject magnet 55 (Fig. 1c) which ejects the punched record from the machine.

As explained in the above mentioned patents, the energization of any of the magnets 53 will advance a related interposer into operative relationship with a corresponding punch |02 and the advancement of any interposer will cause closure of a pair of contacts 56 which complete a circuit from line I0, through the punch magnet 51, contacts 56 and BI, to line II. The punch magnet serves to press the selecter interposer against the punch to effect a perforation in the corresponding position in the card column. The to the brushes will again cause closure ofcard lever contacts I8, causing energization of magnet H to permit the impulse distributor I9 to supply current to the card analyzing brushes I1.

scribed is substantially the manner in which mulperformed in the patents machines. In Fig.

tiplying operations are referred to and in commercial 6 is indicated the sequence` of cycles where the multiplier factor contains two significant figures, resulting in two multiplying cycles. Where the ymachine handles the equation B-}- CD, the B eld of the card is connected to the RHl accumulator andthe B amount is entered therein at the same time that the C and D factors are entered into their respective accumulators. During the ensuing multiplying cycles, the several partial products are also entered into the RH accumulator so that upon completion of multiplying the RH accumulator will contain the sum B plus the right hand partial products, which, when transferred tothe LH accumulator. will result in the sum B-l-CD.

In Fig. 7 is shown diagrammatically the sequcnce of cycles which the machine will perform when the equation is B-CD. The difference in operation between that indicated in Fig. 6 and that in Fig, '7 lies in the interposition between the the multiplying cycles of two.

cycles, one an RH to LH transfer cycle, andthe second an RH reset cycle. The record card will determine whether the machine will operate in accordance with the cycle arrangement of Fig. 6 or of Fig. 7, and this is done accordingly as it is determined that the card contains the equation B+CD or .B-CD. VIn Fig. `B there is diagrammatically representedthe general arrangement of connections whereby the C amount is entered into the MC accumulator, the D amount into the MP accumulator, and the B amount into the RH accumulator. The B amount is then transferred to the LH accumulator in the form of a nines complement and the RH accumulator is then reset.

Normal multiplying operations then take place during which the left hand partial products are added to the complement of B standing in the LH accumulator, and the RH partial products are accumulated in the RH accumulator. At the completion of multiplying, the normal RH to LH transfer takes place and the amount standlng in LH will be either a complement or a true number. If B is greater than CD, the amount will be a complement, while if B is less than CD, the amount will bea true number. The highest order of the LH accumulator is tested to sense whether the number is true or complementary and the punch connections are inverted to cause punching in true number form. The problem CCD=A is carried out, as indicated diagrammatically in the following, where B has a value of 650, C 12 and D 14: I

As noted, the B amount is entered into the RH accumulator and transferred to the LH accumulator as a nines complement, after which the RH accumulator is cleared. The resulting amount, after the-partial product is transferred from the RH accumulator, is 999517, which is a nines complement and by inverting the punch connections, the actual amount punched will be 482. Where CD is greater than B, for example Where B is given the value 97, C 12, and D 14, the operation is diagrammatically Ias follows:

Example II Accum. LH RH MC MP Entering cycle 97 l2 14 LH reset cycle l RH t LH cycle 999902 e RH reset cyclc.. Multplyiug cycle 4 8 RH to LH cycle 28 4- 000070 Elusive one 1 Punch 000071 After the multiplying operations, the amount standing in LH is 70, which is one less than the correct answer. The elusive one is accordingly added and the true vaiue'll is directly punched.

The detailed manner in which these operations are carried out will now be explained. As the record card bearing the equation B-CD passes the pre-sensing station IBI, a special brush S0 (Fig. 1c) senses the rcolumn of the card for a perforation in the X position of a column and a circuit will be completed'which is traceable from line II, cam contacts FC5, relay contacts H2, whose controlling coil H is energized during the reading cycle, brush 60, wire BI, relay contacts CAIO, closed at this time, a switch SP2, a magnet 62, to line ID. The contacts CAID are controlled by the relay magnets CA which arc connected in parallel with the relay magnets C in series with contacts N2. Since as explained above the control coil of N2 is not energized until the LH reset cycle, the magnet CA will be energized during the card reading cycle and its contacts CAIO closed during such time. The magnet CA also closes a group of contacts CAI (Fig. 1b) which are interposed between the RH accumulator magnets 23 and plug sockets 95. If plug connections are made to these sockets from the sensing brushes which traverse the B" field of the card, the amount sensed will be entered in the RH accumulator as contacts CAI are closed during the card reading cycle. Magnet 62 closes a pair of contacts 82a providing' a holding circuit through the RH reset contacts 63 which remain closed until the RH accumulator is reset. During the ensuing LH resetcycle, the upper contacts Ida close, completing a circuit from line II, contacts Ma, relay magnet'S, to line Ill. The magnet S closes its contacts S2 to provide a. holding circuit through the cam contacts CCS.

Referring now to Fig. la, a set of contacts SI and a set of contacts 62h are arranged within the circuit as shown and with both magnets S and t2 energized, the multiplying initiating circuit will not go to the cycle controller but will follow the path traceable from line I2, cam contacts CC2, contacts MI, now closed contacts B2b,

to now closed contacts SI to the RH to LH transfer magnet 36 which will cause shifting of the contacts 36a (Fig. 1b). In this ilgure, contacts 62e controlled by the magnets 82 are inserted in the wires 39 leading from the emitter 35 to the RHRO device, and shifting of the contacts 52e will eiiecty transposition of the connections so that the nine wire is connected to the zero segment, the eight wire to the one segment, and

so on, and the amount transferred from the RH to LH accumulator will be the nines complement of the amount standing in the RHRO device. Since energization of magnet 3S also closes its contacts 36h, the relay magnet SIRH (Fig. la) will be energized to effect resetting of the RH accumulator following the transfer. During the resetting of the RH accumulator, the contacts 63 (Fig. lc) are opened, deenergizing the magnet 62 and permitting the contacts 62h to return to normal position so that on the next following cycle, the circuit completed by contacts CO2 will call the rst multiplying cycle into operation. From this point on, multiplying will take place as under standard conditions and the partial products gathered together in the LH accumuiator which contains the previously entered complement.

In Fig. lc are contacts 62d which are shifted when their controlling magnet 62 is energized. Upon such shifting, a circuit is completed from line II, now closed contacts 62d, relay magnet 75 W, to line IIJ. Magnet W closes its contact WI to provide a holding circuit through cam-contacts CC5. A second pair of contacts W2 is also closed and their closure maintained until the contacts 62d resume normal position, at which time, a circuit will be completed from line II,

normally closed contacts 62d, contacts W2, to magnet 64 and line III. Magnet 64 closes a pair of contacts 64a to provide a holding circuit extending from contacts 64a to relay contacts YI, wire 65, to normally closed contacts a and thence to line II. This circuit, therefore, remainsenergized until the LH accumulator is reset, which, in accordance with Figs. 6 and 1, takes place after punching has been performed. 'I'he magnet 64 causes shifting of a group of contacts 64e (Fig. 1b). These contacts are inserted in the wires 52 in the same manner as the contacts 62c are inserted in the wire 39; that is. when shifted, they connect the positions of the LHRO to the corresponding nines complement magnets 53 so that a 'nine standing on an order of the accumulator will control the punching of a zero; an eight willy control the punching of a one; and so on. The operation as `thus far described is the manner in which the solution of Example I above is carried out.

Where it is known that all the cards are of the form. B-CD and B is greater than CD in all cases, the sensing for an X perforation by the brush 60 may be dispensed with and a switch 66 closed.

As shown, the switch 66 short circuits the brush Iliv and will invariably cause energization of the inverting magnet 62 for each record card which in turn will cause energization of the punch inverting magnet 64 so that for each card the B amount will be inverted and the resulting sum will also be inverted. It will be apparent that where the record card is of the form B-i-CD and consequently has no X perforation in the column sensed by the brush 60 that the multiplying cycle initiating circuits are not interrupted by the contacts SI and 62h and multiplying will -follow immediately after the LH reset cycle in accordance with the diagram of Fig. 6. In Fig. 4 is shown the elusive one entry controlling magnet 61, which, upon energization, trips the carry mechanism associated with the units order of the LH accumulator `and will cause the entry of one therein. Asso- .ciated with the carry mechanism of the highest order of the LH accumulator is a rod 68 which is shifted toward the right whenever this highest order passes from nine to zero. This passage indicates that'the amount in the accumulator is changing from a complementary value to a true number *and this movement of the rod will cause closure of contacts 69. The contacts are shown in Fig. 1c and upon their closure will complete a circuit to energize the relay magnet Y and also the elusive one magnet 61 in parallel therewith. The magnet Y,

upon energization, also opens its contacts YI in the holding circuit of the punch inverting magnet 64 and this magnet will accordingly be deenergized so that during the punching period, the contacts 04e will be in their normal position and the amount standing in the LH accumulator will be punched directly without inversion in -accordance with Example II above.

-In the solution of this problem, the RH reset cycle is not accompanied by card feeding and reading operations but occurs during an independent cycle. The card feeding is initiated by closure of contacts SII (Fig. 1c) which complete a circuit from line II, contacts 9'3 and N3, switches SPI, TPI., relay C to line III. Relay C causes energization of card feed clutch magnet Il as 5 explained above to effect card feeding after the RH accumulator is reset, and a new term is entered into the RH accumulator.

When the machine is utilized as a standard multiplier and cross, footing operations are not involved, the machine will sense the arithmetical signs of the factors and designate the product accordingly; that is, if the two factors are both positive or both negative, the product will be indicated as a positive product, and, if the signs of the factors are different, the product will be indicated as negative. For this purpose, two prereading brushes 10 and 1I are provided with associated relay. coils 12 and 13. The brush 1I) traverses a column of the card related -to the multiplier. If their respective columns contain perforations, the relays. will be energized through a circuit including contacts CAS. which are closed during the reading operations. The relays 12 and 13 control contacts 12a and 13a which are wired as shown. If neither of the relays is energized, no circuit can pass through the contacts, and also, if both relays are energized together, no circuit will be completed. If only one of the relays is energized, a circuit may be completed; for example, if only relay 13 were energized, which circuit is traceable from line I I through so-called punch rack contacts 14, upper contact 13a, now closed, upper normally closed contact 12a, relay magnet Q, to line I0. The circuit also continues to switch 15 (closed to the right for this operation), contacts 16 closed by the punching mechanism upon completion of punching, relay magnet R, to line I0.

Relay magnet Q closes its contacts QI to provide a holding circuit from line III, magnet Q,.

contacts QI, contacts 1l to line II. 'I'he magnet R closes its contacts RI to provide a holding circuit from line I0, magnet R, contacts RI, normally closed contacts KI, to line I I.

In Fig. 1b are shown two plug sockets 11 and 18, the latter of which is connected by a plug connection 'i3 to a plug socket 50 related to the card column in which the X perforation designating the negative product is to be effected. 'I'he plug 11 is connected through a plug connection 80 to a plug socket 5I of the LHRO in cases where the product sign designation is to be made in a column in which other punching is also to take place. r

Upon arrival of the selected card column in punching position, a circuit is completed from the line l1, through the common strip i8, to the segment 49, socket SII, connection 19, .socket 18, relay magnet T, to line I6,A through wire 29. Magnet T closes its contacts T2 and since contacts R2 are also closed, due to energization of the controlling magnet R, a circuit will be completed from the socket 16 through contacts T2, R2, to the X pimch selecting magnet 53 to effect perforation of the X position of' the selected column. If a plug connection is also made, the circuit from socket 1B will continue to contacts TI, socket 11, connection 80, socket' 5I, and thence through the appropriate punch selecting magnet 53 according to the value standing on the selected order of the LHRO device.

It will thus be apparent that where factors having a negative sign are indicated by the pres- 7g ence of an X perforation and positive factors are indicated by the absence of a perforation in the same position, the resulting product, if negative, will be indicated by an X perforation in a predetermined location, and a positive product will be indicated by the absence of such perforation.

While there has been shown and described and pointed out the fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a single modification, it will be understood that various enlissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intention therefor to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is as follows:

l. In a. multiplying machine having means for sensing a record for factor representations, multiplying said factors and entering the product back on the record; means for sensing the record for designations representing the arithmetic signs of said factors, means for designating the arithmetic sign of the product and means controlled by said factor sign sensing means for controlling the operation of said product sign designating means.

2. In a multiplying machine having means for sensing a record for factor representing perforations, multiplying said factors and punching the product back on the record; means for sensing a predetermined position in the record for each factor in which positions the presence of a perforation is indicativeV of one arithmetic sign and the absence thereof is indicative of another sign, means for punching in a further predetermined position to represent an arithmetic sign of the product and means controlled by said factor sign sensing means for controlling the operation of said punching means.

3. In a multiplying machine, means for sensn ing two arithmetic sign designating positions of a record related to two factors to be multiplied, in each of which positions a perforation represents a negative factor and the absence of a perforation represents a. positive factor, means for punching in another position to designate the sign of the product and means controlled by said sensing means when only one of said factors has a negative sign representing perforation for causing the Yoperation of said punching means to effect a perforation representing a negative product.

4. The invention set forth in claim 3 in which means is provided for preventing the operation of said punching means when a negative' sign representing perforation is sensed in each of said two positions.

5. In a multiplying machine, means for sensing two arithmetic sign designating positions of a record related to two factors to be multiplied, in each of which positions a perforation represents one arithmetic sign and the absence of o. perforation represents the other sign, means for punching in another position to designate the sign of the product and means controlled by said sensing means when only one of the factors has the sign represented by a perforation for causing the operation of said punching means to eiect a perforation representing the sign of the product.

6. The invention set forth in claim 5 in which means is provided for preventing the operation of said punching means when like signs are represented in the two positions sensed.

7. In a multiplying machine, means .for indicating the arithmetic sign of the product of a multiplication, a pair of relays, means for ef- `fecting separate settings of said relays representative of the arithmetic signs of the factors of a. multiplication and means controlled by said relays for controlling the operation of said product sign indicating means.

8. In a multiplying machine, means for sensing a record card for three amounts, means for receiving the sensed amounts, an accumulator, means for entering one of said amounts into said accumulator in the form of a nines complement, means for multiplying the other two factors and entering the partial products thereof into said accumulator, whereupon the result will be either a nines complement of the true result or a true number one less than the true result, punching mechanism, and means controlled by said accumulator and including converting mechanism for automatically controlling said punching mechanism in accordance with the true result.

RUSSELL A. ROWLEY. 

